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should i pay off my auto loan early?

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should i pay off my auto loan early?

This is my first auto loan, i put 1,500 down on a jeep commander and financed the rest ($3500)my experian score was 540 at the time and the dealership had a program where they cosigned and help people with low credit get approved for auto loans at a catholic credit union. it was a 2 year loan and i have been making extra payments and only owe $800 now. i have the money to pay it off now, should i wipe out the balance or should i not do this? will it help my credit score if i paid it off early?

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@Anonymous wrote:

This is my first auto loan, i put 1,500 down on a jeep commander and financed the rest ($3500)my experian score was 540 at the time and the dealership had a program where they cosigned and help people with low credit get approved for auto loans at a catholic credit union. it was a 2 year loan and i have been making extra payments and only owe $800 now. i have the money to pay it off now, should i wipe out the balance or should i not do this? will it help my credit score if i paid it off early?


Is this the only installment loan that you have on your reports?  If it is then I would expect your score to drop when you pay it off.

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You can pay it down to 9%, if that your only loan and you’ll get a boost on versions eight and nine.
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